Vignevieille

Vignevieille
Commune
Ruins of the chateau of Durfort

Coat of arms
Vignevieille
Location within Occitanie region
Vignevieille
Coordinates: 43°00′24″N 2°31′30″E / 43.0067°N 2.525°E / 43.0067; 2.525Coordinates: 43°00′24″N 2°31′30″E / 43.0067°N 2.525°E / 43.0067; 2.525
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Aude
Arrondissement Narbonne
Canton Les Corbières
Intercommunality Massif de Mouthoumet
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-François Guillot
Area1 16.72 km2 (6.46 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 99
 • Density 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 11409 /11330
Elevation 190–694 m (623–2,277 ft)
(avg. 228 m or 748 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Vignevieille is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Vignevieillais.

Geography

The commune is located in the Corbières mountains.

The village lies on the right bank of the Orbieu, which flows northeast through the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793240—    
1800240+0.0%
1806300+25.0%
1821299−0.3%
1831372+24.4%
1836306−17.7%
1841341+11.4%
1846346+1.5%
1851312−9.8%
1856301−3.5%
1861310+3.0%
1866282−9.0%
1872272−3.5%
1876248−8.8%
1881221−10.9%
1886292+32.1%
1891246−15.8%
1896242−1.6%
1901212−12.4%
1906210−0.9%
1911204−2.9%
1921183−10.3%
1926152−16.9%
1931158+3.9%
1936110−30.4%
1946127+15.5%
1954120−5.5%
196292−23.3%
1968112+21.7%
197595−15.2%
198278−17.9%
199075−3.8%
199972−4.0%
200899+37.5%

Sights

  • Ruins of the Château de Durfort
  • Fountain built in 1897. The round basin is of pink marble from the Pic de Berles quarry situated in the communes of Vignevieille and Salza. At the centre is a column with the inscription: République Française, 1897, Jouve. The fountain runs permanently, even in drought.

See also

References


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